Quotes from bush george h w ii

It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the "looking in the eye" syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though not bone crushing shake. The bone crusher is trying too hard to "macho it." The clammy or diffident handshake -- fairly or unfairly -- get me off to a bad start with a person.

Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn't just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What I think inspired me was the fact that in spite of being the President of the United States he retained a certain down-to-earth quality. He never got to be a big shot, and he cared about people.

It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another.

There are singular moments in history, dates that divide all that goes before from all that comes after.

My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos.

No problem of human making is too great to be overcome by human ingenuity, human energy, and the untiring hope of the human spirit.

No generation can escape history.

I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.

The American Dream means giving it your all, trying your hardest, accomplishing something. And then I'd add to that, giving something back. No definition of a successful life can do anything but include serving others.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change.

In addition to caring for our future, we must care for those around us. A decent society shows compassion for the young, the elderly, the vulnerable, and the poor.

There isn't any such thing as something free out there. It either gets passed along as increased prices or it gets passed along by people being put out of work so the business can continue to compete.

I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.

We know what works: Freedom works. We know what's right: Freedom is right. We know how to secure a more just and prosperous life for man on Earth: through free markets, free speech, free elections, and the exercise of free will unhampered by the state.

I think any time there's a crisis people want to blame someone. I've never been much for the Monday morning quarterbacking.... The media has a fascination with the blame game and instead of looking for what can we do to help now there's a lot of why didn't we do something different?

I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions depending on what I think will help our election most.

I'm not concerned about anything anymore. It's kind of in the shadows. There's been a sea change on all of that. Things that I felt passionately about, I just don't anymore. I think that goes ... I think that goes with just being older and having had the privilege of having a full and active life, and now just fading, fading--fading away, like General MacArthur said.

We're headed the right way, but we cannot rest. We're a people whose energy and drive have fueled our rise to greatness. And we're a forward-looking nation--generous, yes, but ambitious, not for ourselves but for the world. Complacency is not in our character--not before, not now, not ever.